How do I install Gunpowder Alternative?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Gunpowder Alternative work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Gunpowder Alternative

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by MiyuHimano · on CurseForge

Adds recipes for crafting gunpowder using alternative materials, such as sulfur and coal-dust. Adds sulfur as a new type of mineable ore.

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.21.10Newest
Minecraft 1.21.9
Minecraft 1.21.8

⬇ Download for 1.21.10 ⬇ Download for 1.21.9 ⬇ Download for 1.21.8

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Hi there!

You're looking for a way to get gunpowder in a different way, like crafting it?

Now you can!

This mod adds a new ore called 'sulfur'. It's spawned in the copper height regions.
You can mine it with at least an iron pickaxe.

There will be new recipes with this mod for:
-sulfur dust
-coal dust
-and standards for the blocks (I just played around XD)

Keep in mind:
If you want to get the mineable ore, create a new world!

This is my first mod. So please let me know what you think of it.

The textures need a rework in the future. But for now it's all about function.

Happy blowing ups!

~MiyuHimano~

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as blackpowder-0.1.0+1.21.10.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 52 KB
Download link checked 23 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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